Cornelius News
Cornelius Fire Dept. announces 9-11 ceremony
A Cornelius 9/11 Remembrance Vigil will be held on Friday, Sept. 11. The community is invited to quietly reflect and remember at the site of the Cornelius Never Forget 9/11 Monument, located at Fire Station No. 1, 19729 S. Main. Members of the Cornelius Fire Department will toll a bell marking the key moments of […]
Community Conversation Thursday online: ‘A Quest for Equity’
Aug. 19. In response to the public outcry following the George Floyd tragedy, the mayors and police chiefs of Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville will participate in a virtual conversation on social and racial equity on Thursday, Aug. 20. It will feature a panel discussion among town officials and community leaders. The intent is to openly […]
Mecklenburg accounts for 11% of new COVID-19 cases, down from prior reports
Aug. 19. By Dave Yochum. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,153 new cases of COVID-19 statewide. That’s down from the median number of daily new cases during the past week, which was 1,248 new cases, as well as the median number over the past month, which was 1,535. The median […]
Agreement reached on concealed carry at Town Hall?
Aug. 18. By Dave Vieser. An informal agreement among Cornelius commissioners has apparently been reached which will permit those with concealed carry permits to possess firearms on town property. A public discussion on the proposal is scheduled for Monday September 21 during the regularly scheduled Town Board meeting. Indications that a deal had been struck […]
NC community colleges facing challenges in a COVID world
Aug. 19. It looks like three local community colleges scored at the low end of a nationwide list of community colleges put out by WalletHub, a personal finance website that monitors credit scores and conducts a wide variety of national surveys on everything from credit card usage to economic conditions. Out of 698 community colleges […]
‘Small cell’ towers to be installed along Jetton Road
Aug. 14. Digging is about to begin adding five “small cell” phone towers along Jetton Road. Crews will spend the next two months pouring concrete bases, then setting and connecting the 40-foot towers at the five sites that will expand service for Verizon and Sprint customers. The cell phone towers will be located near the […]
Statewide, new COVID-19 cases down 26.7% past week vs. past month
Aug. 18. By Dave Yochum. The median number of North Carolina’s new confirmed COVID-19 over the past week is now down 26.7 percent compared to the past month. It’s a good sign, although the decline is not as steep as it was yesterday, when it was down 28 percent, and this past Friday, when it […]
Items of interest at tonight’s town board meeting
By Dave Vieser Aug. 17. A replacement cell phone tower in the Jetton Cove neighborhood, which would be 84 feet higher than the existing structure, has been proposed by Florida-based PeakNet, which operates the system. A public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for Monday August 17, during the regular Town Board meeting. “PeakNet seeks […]
Positive test rate, new case volume heading down
Aug. 14. By Dave Yochum. The median number of North Carolina’s new confirmed COVID-19 over the past week is down 28.9 percent compared to the past month. It’s a promising sign, especially when taken into account with local data comparing the same time periods: Mecklenburg County’s new COVID-19 cases are down 24.2 percent. (See chart […]
COVID-19 and restrooms: 11 things you better know
By Page Leggett, Novant Health Aug. 14. Many of us had an aversion to public restrooms long before COVID-19 turned mundane moments — like touching a doorknob — into risky business. Amy Braden, a Novant Health infection preventionist based in Winston-Salem, has recommendations on ways to mitigate those risks. Public restrooms are just plain gross, […]
